Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
5,291 people call this town in Hampshire, South East home.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its strongest is jobs & income: households earn a mean £70,058 a year, and 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Overall, Whitchurch earns an A: better than 94% of UK towns, and #17 of 76 in Hampshire. Add schools to its strengths: primary results beat 59% of towns in England; secondary results beat 85% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £382,000, takes 5.6 years of household income in the Basingstoke and Deane council area. What holds it back is hazard risk — 3.9% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Whitchurch does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Whitchurch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 54 buildings inside Whitchurch’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Whitchurch.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
41% of workers worked mainly from home, above both Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.7%. Jobs per working resident: 0.5.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Testbourne Community School’s results beat 78% of schools in England like it. Both of the town’s schools appear below. 63% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 405 | B− |
| Testbourne Community SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 949 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. Whitchurch has 102 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Hampshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39). The pre-1919 share of homes is 21%. It has 54 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Whitchurch is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 10.5 miles away. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Men in Whitchurch can expect to live to 81.4, women to 84.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Whitchurch | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
68% of households own their home. Private rents average £1,309 a month across the Basingstoke and Deane council area. Behind the median of £382,000: 213 standard sales inside Whitchurch’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £592,500 | 52 |
| Semi-detached | £412,500 | 70 |
| Terraced | £320,000 | 68 |
| Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | 23 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
201 crimes and 19 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Whitchurch’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.5 reports per 1,000, below Hampshire’s towns (5.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
21% of residents are 65 or over, above Hampshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The middle age in Whitchurch is 43.6. Graduates make up two in five adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Whitchurch | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
54 listed buildings in Whitchurch.
Whitchurch Silk Mill: Photo: Kelvin Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of All Hallows: Photo: Michael Ford · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Kings Arms Public House: Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0 · Baptist Chapel: Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0
7 notable people were born in Whitchurch.
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0 · Reginald Denning: Bernard Hailstone, Public domain · William Withers: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch | 5,291 | — | A | B+ | B− | A− |
| Overton | 4,350 | 3.3 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Picket Piece | 2,329 | 4.5 | — | A− | C+ | C |
| Andover | 48,484 | 6.2 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Charlton | 2,121 | 7 | — | A | A | A |
| Oakley | 5,264 | 7.1 | A+ | B− | A− | A+ |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 7.7 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Anna Valley and Upper Clatford | 1,557 | 7.7 | — | B+ | A | A− |
Picket Piece, Charlton and Anna Valley and Upper Clatford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 85% of towns in England. Primary results are closer to the middle, beating 59%. Whitchurch has 2 state schools; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £382,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £170,000, terraced houses £320,000, semi-detached houses £412,500 and detached houses £592,500. Household incomes are higher than in 89% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B+.
Town in Hampshire, England
Whitchurch is a built-up area of 5,291 people, in the Basingstoke and Deane council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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